Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Yesterday evening, I participated in a verve filled Zoom quiz night with six buddies originating from, and in some cases still living in, Gateshead. Rounds of general knowledge, sport, music, absurdity and Argos codes intertwined with live acoustic music, ensuring the clambakes attendees spent an esprit laden three hours. At the end of the evening,... Continue Reading →
Tonight is Zoom quiz night with buddies from the north east of England. An inquisitorial and musical shindig, borrowing from traditional variety entertainment formats utilised by Old Time Music Hall and, latterly, TV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium. None of the six-eight participants/performers of our clambake bear the great names of music hall entertainers... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening was the bi-weekly quiz night with buddies from Gateshead. Another entertaining few hours, where seven participants feasted on thought provoking questions, whimsical banter and live acoustic music. Amongst the catechisms were rounds relating to 1985's Live Aid concert, TV/Movies, geography and music. Not to mention a ridiculously silly 'True or False round from... Continue Reading →
As I'm strapped for time today, in lieu of my usual daily vignettes of questionable observations, I'm forwarding the two rounds of questions I wrote for yesterday evenings Zoom quiz. The first ten questions penned for a fictional 'True or False' round, in which I unapologetically make a series of absurdly untrue claims in the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening I partook in a Zoom quiz with buddies. Live acoustic music, seven rounds of inquisitions and much guffawing forming our entertainment landscape. Below are the two rounds I wrote/presented for your delectation. In addition to my usual absurd 'True of False' round, where I shower participants with zany fictional queries, a series of... Continue Reading →
Due to a melting pot of fatigue, desire to watch the England football match and one of the lads 'going through the change', last night's Zoom quiz with buddies was postponed. It'd be inappropriate to identify the victim of male menopause, but Ian Strachan of 311 Grab Street, Etchester, Tyne & Wear, appears to be... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening was Zoom quiz night with six buddies from Gateshead. Three hours with a prevailing landscape awash with an esprit raising amalgam of general knowledge enquiries, live acoustic music and whimsical banter. Among the questions were rounds testing participants UK travel corridor awareness, 1970's glam rock knowledge, movie familiarity and an innovate inquisition from... Continue Reading →
It was three and a half hours of exacting engagement. An evening the sextet of participants will never forget..... Well, until midday today anyhow. Via the conduit of a Zoom video session, the protagonists gave their all (which wasn't much, admittedly) to prevail as quiz king, along with trying to tap the obscenely rich Tony... Continue Reading →
The morning of Friday 28th August sees yours truly's epiphany bank as barren as a post menopausal trout. Tiredness borne from a week of erratic sleep, a fuzzy mind consequential of a glass of wine too far during last night's Zoom quiz, along with lower motivation levels, all contributing to the prevailing idea block. Incidentally,... Continue Reading →